Arthroteles is a genus of snipe fly of the family Rhagionidae. Species of Arthroteles are moderately sized, from 5 to 7.5 mm. They are gray to dark gray in colour. Their antenna bears seven to eight tapering flagellomeres, the first much larger than all others. They are only known from South Africa. Species Arthroteles bombyliiformis Bezzi, 1926 Arthroteles cinerea Stuckenberg, 1956 Arthroteles longipalpis Nagatomi & Nagatomi, 1990 Arthroteles orophila Stuckenberg, 1956 References Rhagionidae Diptera of Africa Taxa named by Mario Bezzi Brachycera genera